Climate Change
Mountain Glaciers Have Less Ice Than Previously Thought
Some communities may run out of fresh water faster than expected
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Climate Change
Spikes in Air-Conditioning Use with Warming Could Tax Electric Grid
Without enough capacity to meet demand, energy utilities may have to stage rolling blackouts during heat waves
Climate Change
Extreme Heat Becomes New Normal for Oceans
Once rare marine heat waves have become routine, threatening coral reefs and other sea creatures
Climate Change
Spring in the U.K. Arrives a Month Earlier Than in the 1980s
The trend, revealed in 250 years of records, is happening worldwide
Climate Change
New Maps Show U.S. Flood Damage Rising 26 Percent in Next 30 Years
Future flooding will disproportionately affect Black communities
Climate Change
Countries Back Away from Pledge to Update Climate Goals This Year
Ratcheting up national commitments to lower greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to limiting global warming
Fossil Fuels
Los Angeles Bans New Oil Wells and Will Phase Out Existing Ones
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to end drilling in the city for public health reasons
Climate Change
How a Record-Breaking Heat Wave Fueled Climate Anxiety
The psychological effects of climate change are a growing concern among mental health experts
Climate Change
Gas Stoves Leak More Methane Than Previously Thought
The appliances also release nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant that can exacerbate asthma and other conditions
Climate Change
Louisiana’s $2-Billion Gamble: Flood the Land to Save the Coast
A new engineering project would bring much needed land to eroding marshes but at a huge cost to the fishing industry
Climate Change
Tiger Sharks, Tracked over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts with Ocean Warming
Using a combination of fishing data and satellite tracking, scientists found that the sharks have shifted their range some 250 miles poleward over the past 40 years.
Climate Change
How Biden Could Close Coal Plants without Carbon Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions by targeting other pollutants
Climate Change
Discarded 1990s Energy Invention Makes a Comeback
Once deemed too expensive, triple-pane windows could help reduce emissions by improving energy efficiency
Climate Change
To Fully Mitigate Climate Change, We Need to Curb Methane Emissions
The Build Back Better legislation, now in the Senate, would include programs to reduce methane output
Climate Change
Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today
But any action to curb climate change today will reduce the speed of future ice loss
Climate Change
New York’s Central Park Becomes a Living Climate Laboratory
Scientists will study how rising temperatures affect trees, plants, wildlife and humans who use the park
Ecology
Plants Are Stuck as Seed-Eating Animals Decline
Their ability to track climate change is being squeezed on all sides
Climate Change
California Presents Plan to Prevent Extreme Heat Deaths
The report follows a heat wave that killed hundreds across the western U.S. this summer
Oceans
Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row
Last year broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world’s annual energy consumption
Climate Change
Fires Doubled Australia’s Carbon Emissions—Ecosystems May Never Soak It Back Up
Increasing odds of hot, dry weather make it less likely trees and other plants will quickly grow back
